The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-18
pexter,s Sensation.

while at the house.
Dexter's Sensation.
DEXTER, Oct. 17.-The statement of Ben
jamin Hilton about the party which took
breakfast at his hotel, February twenty
third, 1873, has created quite a sensation
here. None of the searching parties after
the murder went to North Anson, and this
clue was overlooked
An important matter not mentioned by
Hon. j. Fl. Drummond in stating the facts OF
the murder brought out at the bank hearing,
was that the man who got over the vault
dor and was the only living person who saw
Barron as he lay in the vault there, testified
t hat he found the ends of the rope moose
about his neck in a coil or bunch on his chin
and beard, a position in which he could not
possibly have placed them himself.
AS Told by Mr.. Estes.
AUGUSTA, Oct. 17.-One the evening of
the murder of John w. Barron. Burnham
Estes, in company with Frank Dunham,
was driving leisurely along toward Dexter
when the met several sleighs coming from
the village. They were riding in on the
road from Hartland. Conspicuous among
these sleighs was one to which was attached
remarkably good horse. Estes was attract
ed by the animal, and gave him careful ex-
animation as he passed. But he was sur
prlsed to notice that the occupants of this
sleigh, of whom there were three, turned
their faces aside SO as not to expose them
selves. AS neither he nor Dunham knew of
the robbery, they thought nothing of the
manner of the travellers, and drove home
But during the evening Dunham went down
town and learned about the murder. He
came home and told Estes, and both were
convinced that they had met the rascals who
had committed the deed
Estes Immediately harnessed his horse and
began the pursuit of the suspicious persons
whom he and Dunham had met. Estes is a
persevering man, and being thoroughly con-
vlnced that he was on track of the guilty
parties, continued the pursuit to Boston.
where he became satisfi ed after weeks of in
yestlgatlon, that he was on the right track
ne located two of the thr ee men, and got
from detectives and photographers photo
graphs of them. These pictures were taken
some years before, and one of them when
the person was much younger, yet, even as it
was, 1t bore alstriking resemblance to Crom-
Well, although not sufficiently for positive
Identification now. Estes went home and
visited Mrs. Barron, and offered for the sum
OF $1,000 to convict the murderers or would
not charge anything for his services. His
ofter was not accepted, however, and Estes
followed the case no farther.
q A kennebec journal reporter learning
the facts, started Saturday TO hunt Mr..
Estes up. Arriving at Burnham by rail, he
drove thence to East Troy, where Estes is
living: Mr.. Estes had just returned from
the village and had heard from Mr.. r. e.
Stone, the first selectman of TROY. that the
who mur rdprad Rarrnu hoh ot 10 % baa
apprehended. Said Mr.. Estes 81 can tell
you the name of one of the robbers His
name is Stain" This was admitted to be
the fact much to the surprise of the by
ISLANDERS. Mr. Estes produced the photo
graphs and told how they came into his pos
session. The reporter could not see the re-
semblance which he thought was necessary
for Identification, though there were some
points in one which were strangely familiar
when compared to the features of Stain as the
reporter remembered him. THE other looked
something like Cromwell, and would, as
Estes said, be good likeness of the man at
younger age. Mr.. Estes was of the opin-
ion that the officers had the right men and
that they were the same persons whom he
had traced.
Mr.. Estes further said: "a few months ago
/ put into the hands of my lawyer account
books which contained the descriptions and
notes taken by me when l ferreted the par
ties out just after the crimelwas committed.
1t has struck me that my lawyer must have
made a use of my books which did not in
tend he should; that is, he may have allowed
some one to peruse those notes, and from
them this whole business may have started
The more think of it the more | am con-
vinced that this must be the case for the re-
suit has been the arrest of the very parties |
claimed were guilty."
Old Stains Version.
BANGOR, Oct. 1.-THE prisoners passed
very quiet day yesterday, in the Jail at Ban
gor. Cromwell seemed quite detected, and
had little to say to the officers. Stain was
more talkative, and undertook to tell his ver-
sion Of his connection with the gang of bur-
glars in Massachusetts,. but an Interruption